The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-24

the crack command of the continental
army. But little later he showed the
blood that was in him, when Mad
Anthony Wayne led the night assault
upon Stony Point with picked body
OF officers and men. That most bril-
liant and daring feat of the Revolution
called from Congress vote OF thanks to
every man who participated in it, and q
gold medal for Mad Anthony"
Spare US! brave Americans. spare
US! J" the British troops cried, as the. as
saulting column carried every Thing be-
fore it.
maj. Posey,' says the record, WAS
the second field officer who entered the
eneny's batteries on this glorious night,
and he gave the word, 'lne forts our
own"
From major, Posey rose to colonel,
and then to rigadler-general. He dis
tingulshed himself by persc" al prowess
III the George campaign, a.. WIEN the
war was over he settled again III Vest
EN- Virginia, but did not remain long.
From some source he had inherited q
restless spirit OF adventure and enter
prise. He moved iuIther westward. and
in 1910 ne was found Presiding as Lieu
tenant Goyernor over the Senaie OF
kentucky, When the wa- OF 1872 came
on, Gen. Posey was one Of the first to-
present himself, and was placed at the
head OF the troops raised oy Kentucky.
Leaving this record behind him, he
moved to At:akapas, IL Louisiana, and
was sent TO the United states Senate.
That position be gave up to accept the
more important or vi Governor and
commlssloner-in-ch charge OF Indiana Ter
| Y. ~, fNrlf NIX Doh n11
The admission OF Indiana ss State.
Wherever Posey went he seems to.
haze teen recognized as oge whom his,
fellow citizens delighted to honor.
THE MYSTERIOUS LIKENESS.
Washington and Posey lived to nearly
the same age-67 years-and the man
ner of death in each case was very SINH
lar. Washington caught severe cold
from horseback ride in the rain POseV
contracted his cold on a trip down the
Wabash River in bad weather; both
men TOOK their beds; the usual remedies
failed land they passed away calmly and
consciously and giving Instructions as
to worldly matters just before the end.
fosey. before he DIED, placed in the
hands of his wife sketch of his HE
and sealed letter. The Letter has never
been made public.
One more extract, and that the mos.
significant of all, remains to be given
from the Port Folio sketch. It is this ::
In his person Gen. Posey vas tall,
athletic and finely formed. His. an
pearance united dignity and GRACEFUL.
ness, and in his manners were blended
IN q remarkable degree the stately and
gallant bearing of the soldier with the
ease and suav1ty Of the polished gentle
man. sdls lace was remarkably hand
some. his features high, fine and prom.
lnent, and II at times they assumed the
sternness of command, there was a soft.
ness in his fine blue eye, a spirit and
intelligence, mingled with a calm and
Deneyolent expression, which I,eryaded
the Whoie countenance, that at once
attracted the admiration and even the
! affections OF the beholder."
h --.s, ~ SIGNIFICANT SILENCE.
And there the sketch closes. Between
the lines one may read that the resem-
blance of Posey to Washington was
very striking, but the writer of 1894
makes no mention Of it. Indeed. the
name OF Washington appears but once
or twice, only IL casual way, and
there is no reference TO any acouaint
snce, much less friendship, between the
two men.
Years afterward there appeared in an
encyclopedia a brief sketch of General
Thomas rosey, in which we're used
these words: He was the intimate
friend of Washington
in Sparks ''Americ 4 Biograpblet.n
published in the forties, there is a short
sketch of Gen. Thomas Posey, which
the author says was compiled from
memoranda in the hands of his family.
This. too, ignores the story of the rela-
tlonship with Washington. 1t contains
nothing more IN the wav C information
than appears in thu P0r. Folio sketch.
but snere is the following rather curl
GUS reason given for the elaborate per
sonal description
We should not aiIude 20 subject so
apparently unimporiaDi," saws the
biogra2ber. ''if It we not that the
personal appearance Of THIS distin-
gulsted gentleman. botn as 70 form and
feature, was SO attractive as ID be a st,b
Ject OF general remark wherever he was
known"
The Shawneetown tradition must
and as such. It has nc record of birth
or published history TO rest upon, butt
Is none the less interesting.
". BIS.